Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI, has reignited global debate by declaring that concerns about overpopulation are “the most nihilistic lie ever told.” In a series of posts on X, Musk argued that the real threat facing humanity is not overpopulation but a dramatic, accelerating decline in birth rates. By calling […]
China, once infamous for its rigid one-child policy and harsh penalties for violators, is now reversing course in a dramatic way by offering financial incentives to encourage childbirth. Facing a historic population decline and the lowest birth rate since the 1940s, the government is rolling out cash subsidies and tax breaks to boost family formation. […]
A woman and her partner in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP) As China’s population approached 1 billion in the late 1970s, the then Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping introduced the one-child policy in 1979, and China even fined parents for having more children. Four decades later, the government has turned the policy upside down and […]
Ahmed Abu Halib and his wife Esraa Abu Halib, left, mourn over the body of their 5-month-old baby, Zainab, who died from malnutrition-related causes, according to the family and the hospital, during her funeral outside the Nasser Hospital, in Khan Younis. (Pic credit: AP) KHAN YOUNIS: A mother pressed a final kiss to what remained […]
Representative image (AI) A brain-dead pregnant Black woman in Georgia was kept on life support due to the state’s abortion restrictions but was removed from it after giving birth to a baby boy, according to a report by AFP.Officials stated that the woman, identified as Adriana Smith, gave birth prematurely to a baby boy weighing […]
This is a representative AI image (TIL Denny) In a rare case, a brain-dead woman in Georgia gave birth to a premature baby boy through a C-section while being kept on life support, her family said. Doctors kept the mother, Adriana Smith, on life support in line with the US state of Georgia’s abortion laws.The […]
Vatsal Sheth and Ishita Dutta have embraced parenthood once again! The much-loved couple, who welcomed their first child—a baby boy named Vayu—in July 2023, have now been blessed with a baby girl. On Monday, June 10, the actors took to Instagram to share the joyful news with fans and friends from the industry. Vatsal Sheth […]
A billboard campaigning for each family to have two children in an effort to improve the birth rate stands along the street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Image credit: AP) Vietnam has officially ended its long-standing two-child policy. The country’s National Assembly amended the law on Tuesday that restricted families to having one or […]
In a sweeping administrative change, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has officially ended its role in issuing birth and death certificates. These vital registration services are now handled by Emirates Health Services (EHS) in the northern emirates, while Dubai and Abu Dhabi continue under their respective local health authorities.The transition was made […]
Boris Johnson becomes father for the 9th time, wife announces birth of daughter. Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson became father for the 9th time at the age of 60 as wife Carrie Johnson announced the birth of daughter, Poppy Eliza Josephine Johnson, in an Instagram post shared on Saturday. Poppy is Boris and Carrie’s […]
